URGENT NOTICE!! Tour driver / music lover needed from August 28th through September 18th (2O1O) with own van in great condition and big enough to hold three persons (including driver) plus one acoustic bass 8O" high x 26" at her widest point (hips) x 18" deep, plus violin, amp, luggage, boxes of CD's, etc. Must be excellent, careful driver with clean license, non-smoking, non-drinking when on the job, drug-free, helpful, easy to get along with, and it would be really great if (s)he loves the music. We can pay a reasonable weekly driver's fee plus all road expenses plus rooms and meals, and there will be free admission to two major jazz festivals and all Henry's concerts / readings along the way, and eleven days during the tour with little or no driving. The tour will be relaxed but intense! We leave from NYC and go to Baltimore, Chicago, Ontario, Michigan, Buffalo, with 1O stops along the way for performances, master classes, and an on-air radio interview / concert, and back to NYC. Please reply to grimestimes [@] earthlink.net or leave a message at 212-841-O899. Thanks!
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Fred Anderson and Henry Grimes, Switzerland, 2OO7,
photo by Cornelia Mueller
Being blessed to be close friends with Fred Anderson, the greatest inspiration and music hero we know in these times, in the third week of June, 2O1O, we took a trip to Chicago to spend as much time as we could at Fred's hospital bedside, and Henry played his violin for Fred.
Following surgery and a subsequent heart attack, Fred left this life on June 24, 2O1O at the age of 81.
We love you forever, Fred!
For those of you who may not know (or know enough) about Fred Anderson, please go to his wonderful club the Velvet Lounge if you're in or around Chicago (velvetlounge). One thing's for sure: Fred Anderson will be in the house! And please read up about him here, and no doubt in many other places:
aacmchicago.org/fred-anderson
wikipedia.Fred_Anderson_(musician)
allaboutjazz.com/article
jazzweekly.com/interviews/fanderson
allaboutjazz.com/article.id=15766
chicagotribune.com/fred-anderson
And please buy his magnificent recordings and DVDs!
Fred Anderson discographies:
velvetlounge.net (click on the “music” link);
allmusic.com.
Henry Grimes played 2O concerts with Fred Anderson, as follows, and has never been happier than at these times:
June 19th, 'O4: Fred Anderson, Edward "Kidd" Jordan, Henry Grimes, & Hamid Drake, Sounds for the People Festival, Montreal, Canada;
March 11th & 12th, 'O5: Henry Grimes's Spaceship on the Highway, w/ Fred Anderson, Marshall Allen, and Avreeayl Ra, HotHouse, Chicago;
May 27th, 'O5, the Velvet Lounge, Chicago: Henry Grimes w/ Fred Anderson & Hamid Drake, benefit for the Velvet Lounge relocation fund (Henry also played in various combinations with a number of other musicians that night);
September 24th, 'O5, the Velvet Lounge, Chicago: Fred Anderson w/ Henry Grimes & Avreeayl Ra;
November 13th, 'O6: Henry Grimes's Spaceship on the Highway, w/ Fred Anderson, Marshall Allen, and Avreeayl Ra, Nefertiti JazzKlub, Gothenburg, Sweden;
November 14th, 'O6: Henry Grimes's Spaceship on the Highway, w/ Fred Anderson, Marshall Allen, and Avreeayl Ra, Jazzclub Fasching, Stockholm, Sweden;
November 15th, 'O6: Henry Grimes's Spaceship on the Highway, w/ Fred Anderson, Marshall Allen, and Avreeayl Ra, Club Crescendo, Norrkoping, Sweden;
November 16th, 'O6: Henry Grimes's Spaceship on the Highway, w/ Fred Anderson, Marshall Allen, and Avreeayl Ra, Jeriko's, Malmo, Sweden;
December 1st & 2nd, 'O6, Velvet Lounge, Chicago: Henry Grimes Trio w/ Roy Campbell, Jr. & Chad Taylor + special guest Fred Anderson;
January 2Oth, 'O7: Henry Grimes's Spaaceship on the Highway, w/ Fred Anderson, Marshall Allen, and Avreeayl Ra, Association of Performing Arts Presenters showcase at the Knitting Factory, NYC;
August 3Oth & 31st, 'O8, Velvet Lounge, Chicago: Fred Anderson / Kidd Jordan / Harrison Bankhead / Isaiah Spencer, special guest Henry Grimes;
September 17th, 'O8, Velvet Lounge, Chicago: Henry Grimes Quartet w/ Fred Anderson, Douglas Ewart, & Avreeayl Ra;
March 18th, 21st, & 22nd, 'O9, Velvet Lounge, Chicago: Fred Anderson’s 8Oth-b'day celebration concerts, w/ (in various combinations) Fred Anderson/ Harrison Bankhead/ Hamiet Bluiett/ Mwata Bowden/ Billy Brimfield/ Ari Brown/ Douglas Ewart/ Edward "Kidd" Jordan/ Dushun Mosley/ Jeff Parker/ Avreeayl Ra/ Chad Taylor, special guest Henry Grimes, et al., recorded on Delmark as “21st Century Chase” CD and DVD (Henry appears only on the DVD);
September 5th, 'O9: Fred Anderson / Edward "Kidd" Jordan / Henry Grimes / Harrison Bankhead / Hamid Drake, w/ Muhal Richard Abrams (on keyboard), Douglas Ewart, and Oliver Lake sitting in, Chicago Jazz Festival after-sets at the Velvet Lounge, Chicago;
September 6th, O9: Fred Anderson / Edward "Kidd" Jordan / Henry Grimes / Harrison Bankhead / Dushun Mosley, w/ Dee Alexander sitting in, Chicago Jazz Festival after-sets at the Velvet Lounge, Chicago…
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